fun

You know you’re an adult when your best friend gets excited about the fact you bought her a blender, of all things, for her 21st. You also know you’re an adult when you manage to submit your dissertation a full ten days before the deadline. Not to boast, but I’ve been working on this […]

Well it’s about a week later and my life is exactly the same – dissertation, job applications, and revision. But hark! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I could feasibly hand in my dissertation before the end of next week! Now wouldn’t that be a turn out for the books. […]

Following on from my last post about wellbeing week, these are some of my thoughts about things you can get involved with at the uni to aid your wellbeing all year round. Headspace – if you just want to chat, headspace is open in the SU 11am-3pm on Mondays and Wednesdays DOG – […]

I’ve spent today drinking £1 smoothies, chatting about mental health, and eating free brownies. I decided to forgo the Tai Chi and do yoga in my room instead, but apart from that I’m getting into the swing of the uni’s wellbeing week. The point of this is that every part of the uni that aims […]

Happy Holidays. I’ve trawled through the website of our overlords, Jstor, to find you the best, most historically accurate facts ever Prince Albert supposedly introduced the German tradition of indoor Christmas trees at Windsor Castle in 1841 In 1848, the Illustrated London Newspublished an illustration of the royal family gathered around a decorated Christmas tree, which […]

Simple. Relatable. Personal. Bullet pointed. In no particular order. Taps Taps is small, but it’s absolutely beautiful. Every cocktail I’ve had there has tasted exquisite. It is a bit pricey (around £8 per drink) but I love it. 1901 Turkey Cafe I’ve never been to a bar with more inventive cocktails. […]

As promised, here is the video I put together of the Bonfire Night celebrations at Abbey Park in Leicester. It was such a great event, so I thought I’d share the atmosphere even if you couldn’t be there

So, since I’ve been feeling a little bit stressed – what with final year work and being ill – I decided that I needed to do something to relax. As many of my friends from back home are also feeling the stress of final year, we decided as a group that we would get some […]